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craftiness

English

Etymology

crafty +? -ness

Noun

craftiness (countable and uncountable, plural craftinesses)

  1. Skill in deception, slyness

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foxship

English

Etymology

From fox +? -ship.

Noun

foxship (uncountable)

  1. The character or qualities of a fox; foxiness; craftiness; cunning.
    • 1605-08, Shakespeare, Coriolanus, Act 4, Scene 2
      Hadst thou foxship to banish him that struck more blows for Rome than thou hast spoken words.
  2. (Used as a mock title) The fox.
    • 1880, The Californian
      The dingo, however, does not possess the cunning of his foxship; and, unlike the latter, he "gives himself away" by heralding his coming by a peculiar howl, the authorship of which it is impossible to mistake.
    • 1904, Field and Stream
      I caught a fleeting far-away glimpse of the quarry as he loped across an open field just before re-entering the big swamp-I thought a few things that were anything but complimentary to his foxship, and throwing myself on the ground, []

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